Hebrew Interlinear
Proverbs 11:12 Interlinear
“despiseth his neighbour He that is void of wisdom but a man of understanding holdeth his peace”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | בָּז | H936 | despiseth | to disrespect |
| 2 | לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ | H7453 | his neighbour | an associate (more or less close) |
| 3 | חֲסַר | H2638 | He that is void | lacking; hence, without |
| 4 | לֵ֑ב | H3820 | of wisdom | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 5 | וְאִ֖ישׁ | H376 | but a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 6 | תְּבוּנ֣וֹת | H8394 | of understanding | intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice |
| 7 | יַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ | H2790 | holdeth his peace | to scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad |
Verse Context
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